Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:00:33 +0100 (CET) From: Barry Bouwsma <freebsd-misuser@remove-NOSPAM-to-reply.NOSPAM.dyndns.dk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: if_re for 4.11? Message-ID: <200412051700.iB5H0Xl23874@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK>
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[if you need to reply and don't have IPv6 mail ability, drop just the hostname above; else drop me and I'll catch up from the list archive] Moin, Are there any plans to add the if_re Realtek gigabit ethernet driver, present in 5.x, -current, NetBSD, DragonFly, and OpenBSD, to FreeBSD 4.11? I have a driver based on -current that compiles and seems to mostly work, over which I'm sending this, and if nobody else has this up their sleeve, I can clean up my source, do more testing, and make it available for download and testing. (Unless such support is already present, like in if_rl or something) I suspect cards with these chipsets are getting fairly common... My driver seems to work fine connected at 10Mbit/sec; it will connect at 100Mbit/sec when set to `autoselect', but when forced to 100Mbit media, regardless of mediaopt, I can't detect a carrier; and I don't have a second gigabit card/hardware to test that speed, although with such a card costing as much as the deposit from two empty cases of beer, I'd better start drinking to properly test it. I haven't verified that NetBSD operates better. Also, I've got a driver for the USB(2) fast ethernet adapter in if_axe, that should probably suffer some more testing, mentioned in the freebsd-usb@ mailing list, for 4.x, if anyone has that hardware and would like to test it out for inclusion into 4.11 . The issues I know about are mentioned on that list, and such an adapter should set one back three empty cases of beer these days (and in my location; more drinking may be needed elsewhere) thanks, barry bouwsma
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